MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21991, 15 January 1937, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THURSDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) ROGUES AND VAGABONDS Alexander Hughes Moore and Archibald Stewart were charged with being rogues and vagabonds, having been previously convicted of being idle and disorderly, with stealing two bottles of parsnip wine and six eggs of the value of 7s 9d, the property of Edmund Wall, and with damaging three dozen eggs, of the value of Bs, the property of Wall. Chief-Detective W. H. Dunlop said that on the night of January 6 Moore had entered a building in Madras street, used by Wall for storing goods while Stewart kept watch. Edmund Wall gave evidence that he had seen accused on occasions outside his premises. He had once offered Moore a job if he behaved himself. Accused had at times approached him for money. Detective Thompson read statements by Moore and Stewart, in which Moore admitted .having entered the building and taking the bottles and eggs. Stewart's statement was that he did not know where Moore had got the eggs. They had been consumed with the liquor on the steps of Technical College. In cross-examining Stewart the chief detective suggested that eye trouble, of which Stewart complained, was caused by drinking methylated spirits. Moore stated that he had a war disability in the form of heart disease. "Is this not caused when you are offered work?" asked the chief detective, who said that both accused had many previous convictions. Each accused was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour on the charge of being a rogue and a vagabond and convicted and discharged on the other two charges. CHARGE DISMISSED Leonard Walshaw (Mr R. A. Young) pleaded not guilty to a charge of being on the Licensed premises of the New Brighton Hotel after hours. Evidence was given by the police that accused was seen in the yard of the hotel. Walshaw, in evidence, said he went to the hotel on his way home from work, and later found he had dropped a small parcel in the hotel, he thought. He went back there and asked the licensee if the parcel was there, and the licensee practically slammed the door in his face. He was leaving the hotel when the police sergeant stopped him. The magistrate said he would give accused the benefit of the doubt and dismiss the charge. SHOP OPEN ON SUNDAY William Ernest McEwan was fined 10s, and ordered to pay costs for keeping a shop open on Sunday for the transaction of business.ON LICENSED PREMISES Henry Leonard Beardsley, for being on the licensed premises of the Bower Hotel after hours, was fined 20s, and ordered, io,.pax costs*

FAILURE TO PAY RAILWAY FARE. For failure to pay a railway fare George Mason was fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. FAILURE TO NOTIFY CHANGE OF ADDRESS Charges of failing to notify change of address in respect of two firearms were laid against Allan Herbert Stonyer (Mr V. G. Spiller). Stonyer was ordered to pay costs on each charge. REMANDED William Wallace McClelland was charged with stealing £450, the property of John Graham McPherson. A remand till January 19 was granted on the application of Chief-Detective Dunlop, who said that there would be witnesses from Australia. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Charles Mason Cook (Mr J. A. Bretherton) pleaded not guilty to two charges of attempting unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl over seven and under 12 years of age, and over eight and under 12 years at the times of the alleged offences. Accused was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed in the sum of £2OO and one surety of £2OO, accused to report daily to the police. (Before Mr F. F. Reid, S.M.) CHARGE DISMISSED A charge of receiving stolen property, knowing it to have been dishonestly obtained, against Lance Murdoch was dismissed. Mr V. G. Spiller appeared for the accused and Senior-Sergeant D. L. Calwell prosecuted for the police. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr F. ,F. Reid, S.M.) JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS In the following civil cases judgment was given for the plaintiffs by default: —Jones Motors, Ltd., v. W. J. Teague, £4 Is 2d; the Public Trustee as executor of the will of William Wardell, John Wardell, and Henry Wardell, v. Leo Patrick Bowden, £l3 12s 3d; Addington Timber Company, Ltd., v. S. A. Adamson, £1 13s lid; J. H. Hutchinson v. R. P. Nelson, £8 0s 6d; Paynter and Hamilton, Ltd., v. B. F. Hunter, £ls; Maling and Company, Ltd., v. A. J. Poynton, £2 16s sd; A. 'W. Sparrow v. S. H. Ellis, £6 10s; the Atlantic Union Oil Company, Ltd., v. Arthur R. Norriss and Douglas G. Norriss (trading as Norriss Bros.), £25 7s; Sneddon, Hayward, Ltd., v. H. J. Cartwright, £4 5s Id; Turner and Le Brun, Ltd., v. Harry Arthur, £l6 2s; J. Ballantyne and Company, Ltd., v. N. T. White, £7 10s; W. H. Rothwell V. G. Hand, £1 4s; same v. Mrs Anderson, 10s 6d; same v. Mrs Fox, 10s 6d; James J. Niven and Company, Ltd., v. L. Beale, £2 4s 4d; George C. Derrett v. E. O'Malley, £6 19s 6d; J. A. Crawford v. A. Cook, £3 10s; R. Hannah and Company, Ltd., v. A. Thompson, £6 4s Id; T. J. Smith and Company v. J. T. Stanley, costs only; Christchurch Clothing Company, Ltd., v. A. R. Julian, £2 15s 4d; Trist and Small, Ltd., v. G. Neich, £3 19s 8d; Annette Clifford v. Lance Treadwell, £8 ss; L. J. Williamson v. H. T. Hirst, £6 8s 3d., JUDGMENT SUMMONS Philip Hugh Bailey was ordered to pay Vincent George Holloway the sum of, £lO4 2& Id, torthwithj jn 4eteytt

three months' imprisonment, warrant to be suspended as long as defendant pays £5 a week. ORDER FOR POSSESSION An order for possession was made against George Henry Edgington in favour of the Public Trustee as executor of the will of Annie Halliday and

judgment given for plaintiff for £5 18s. '